Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-31
FLO0D GAA7BS 0PlTED.
Buffalo Geek Converted I5t5 a Rss.-
ing Torrent -Pe3DIe WakeH 10
Find Escape Cut Of.
3aG Family CT Sine SculS Drowned 81
ClebuoHe-Hsuy Narrow Escapes.
The Loss Very Heavy.
scN ersl "ashouts t;rporteG-sH Tfa.re De
lsy"d- heRvy Eains About Wzc,
The Washita and Colorado
Visitation OF he Night

Special 10 the Gazette
CLEBURNE. TEX, Aug. S0.-r1e
greatest calamity that hss ever befauen
our city occurred this morning. 1. ast
been RAILING almost ali night our citi-
z9Es were lulled into peaceful! slum5er oy
the patter patter Of the ram on the roofs.
No dresms CT danger disturbed them, but
feeling tina. thsir auticip&tiors of e good
rain were being iIe&Lz=d, they quietly
rested in the arms of Morpheus II. tae
clang OF the fire bell st about ) O'clock
Tsng cut
THY DREADFUL TIDINGS
that all wss not well Scores of people
hurrie dly dOnned their clothes and rushed
into the streets, expecting probably to see
some building on fire, out they were cor
fronteG with something which has proven
more destructive TO property and humar
lie then OIL inc tires tkat has ever &C
Cured in our city. Looking towards
West Buffalo great sea of water could BE
seen. CotIsges which had only yesterday
stood near the banks Of the c-e <
HAD BEEN SWIFT AWAY
| by the angry waves II tuei- onward march
| to the rea, and families which had sa.
/ last night and talked in hsppY strain of
| the great good being done by the shower
Gwoke this morning to ind their houses
swept away ami themselves being rusned
/ down by the sUrGing pillows TO g YStery
/ grave. Some were drowned and o.rere
narrowly esCsped with their lives, losing
! their dwellings with their contents, not
ever saving
THEIR WEARING APPAREI.
Al this writing i is impossible 20 get
al the particulars. The following is :
meager account CT the damage doua.
Bill ScIm.dt's house, which w4s stu
ated On the west bank OF the creek, i1s-
west Ct the Presbyterian churcH, Yves
swept away and himself, vile ana seven
children were drowned. The dead 0odY
Of his oldest boy Was found in drif.
near where tue east and west Buffalo
| join. Later on the bodies CT Mrs
Schmid! and three more of Ger children
/ we're found rear where the ITO creeks
! Jiu south Of town.
Persons IiyinE, near the cree sew tn
| unfortunate mans house IS j. weGs
| down. There was g lamp burning IN ore
o. the rooms. The pitifuI cries Il
''heip. help" could be heard, bu. no aid
COULD BE GIVEN.
| Il was heart IeEding to see within TIA.
room. There, in the center, stood the
! father WriDgipg his hands in sn agony OF
| despair. Just behind him knel. the de
voted wife, praying to Almighty God to
save them, while the little innocent chill
dren, unaware Of the danger
they were in, but knowing that
something dreadful had occurred,
were crying and cllngjDg to their mothers
/ COR llTltS
alas, she Was unable to give. It wss g
sight too touching for pen to picture and
too dreadful and
hEARTRENDfNG TO BEHOLD.
The house in which Mrs. Sanders lived.
inst across the creek from the / ~, was
wa5hed sway, Gnd had It rot bees for tae
timely arrival Of Mr.. Dill and others,
who carried them out OF horses, the
whole family would have oeep
| drowned. As it was al made their g
| cape before the house Was carried Of tx
| cept Mrs. Sanders Oldest son, Tom, who
| in SINE manner get outside aud vas
/ CARRIED down STREAM.
Fortunately, however, sfter going about
! hait 2 mile he succeeded IN Graspiug the
| limbs Of tree WheFe he STAYED for shout
I two hours until ne was rescued bY Oficer
S. E CGpps, Mr.. Bounds and others. He
was considerably scratched and bruised,
none Of MS injuries being very serious
except long gasa, about ten inches, De-
| ing cut IL MS side.
The water surrounded Mr.. Benley's
residence, neEy where the GrandyieW
read crosses the Dallas branch. TIE
family knew i, but were unable TO get
out without assistance. Mr. jim Williams
vas there very SICK, They carried him
mo the upper part OF the house. Albert
L0ckets snd Emmet. Goodwin, after
working for some time, got the omnicus
nesr the house, ana
CARRIED THE INMATES SAFELY OUT.
Mr.. Becker tried 70 drive 10 the house,
out before be got there the current car
ried his horse and sulkY awey, end re
barely ESCAPED being drowned.
The pump house was almost washed
away, the foundation being almost ell